Target



A.HENIGMAN.

TARGET.

APPUCATlON FILED JUNE 13, 1918.

. Patented Jan. 13, 1920.

INVENTOR WITNESSES ATTO N EY sans arena FFIG AUGUST HENIGIVIAN, 0F BQKOSHE, OKLAHOMA.

TARGET.

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1 Specificationof Letters Patent. Patented Jan. 13, 19 20.

Application filed June 13, 1918. Serial No. 239,892.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, AUGUST HENIGMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bokoshe, in the county of Le Flore and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain get proper or bulls eye which, when struck by a bullet from a rifle or pistol, will trip a movable member'on the target and expose a disk or other display surface upon which is printed or painted some pertinent colloquial phrase or'remark or some thing of an inspiring nature to maintain the interest of the person shooting.

WVith these objects in view, together with others which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the novel formation, combination and arrangement of parts, all as will be describedrmore fully hereinafter, particularly pointed out inthe claims, and illustrated in the, accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Figure 1 'is a front elevation of one form of the target figure.

Fig. 2 is a rearelevation of the same figure.

F ig. 3 is a side or ed'geview.

Fig. 4 is a front elevation, and,

Fig. 5 is side oredge view showing a similar figure with a modified form of trip device,

Fig. 5 is a detail front view of a portion of the target figure shown in Fig; 4 in its tripped position.

Fig. 6 is a front view, and

Fig. 7 is a sideor edge view of a further modification of the target.

In the drawings, 10 indicates the target figure which may have the outline of a man, an animal, a bird or any other object desired. This figure ispreferably made of a sheet of metal in plate form to prevent its destruction and, if designed for the figure of a man, has painted or' otherwise placed thereon, clothing, a face and a hat to make the figure more definite and more .desirable as an object at which to shoot. At some point of the figure, as 11, Fig. 2, there is formed an opening through which a short stem 12 moves freely, the outer end of said stem being slightly enlarged to formahead or target proper 18. The inner end of the stem 12 is connected to a rocking lever 14 pivoted at 15 to the back of the figureand is formed with a finger 16 on its freeend, the purpose of which will be described shortly.

A vertically disposed rod 17 isslidable in bearings 18 on the back of the figure 10, the upper end of said rod carrying a disk. or other shaped surface 19 upon whichis printed or painted on the side facing the marksman, some design, quotation or pertinent remark, whichis hidden from view by the headof' the target figure whenthe target lower end of the rod 17 and at some suitable point 21 on the back of the rod, this spring being sufficiently long to elevate the disk above the head of the target figure when tripped so as to expose the. matter printed or painted thereon. The disk is held out of'sightby the trip lever 14, the finger 16 of which engages a notch 22 made in the inner side of the rod .17 and into which. the finger is adapted to bQ'fOI'QGd by a spring 14 acting on the lever 14.

lVhen the target 13 is struck by a bullet or other missile, the force of the blow is sufficient to rock the lever 14 which, moving the finger 16 inwardly and out of the notch 22, removes all restraint from the spring 20 which had been placed under tension by the depressing of the rod 17. Immediately upon release of the rod thetarget is raised above the head of the target figure and its face with the legend thereon exposed to view.

In place of forming the figure of a single plate of metal or other substance as in Fig. '1, this plate 10 may have two members hinged thereto to fold over the plate 10 and cover the latter. The two folding parts 23 The' folding members is set. A spiral spring 20 is connected to the ders and at the outside of the knees of the represents the target figure with a ing member 23 and 24, and when the latter are folded over the figure these notihes form a circular opening for the target 13 which is prominently exposed on the front of the target figure.

Pivotally mounted on the top of one of the swinging members is a catch 27 having a tooth 28 on its underside to engage over a lug 29 projecting rearwardly from the figure 10, this tooth being normally maintained in engagement with the lug by a spring 30 attached to the folding member carrying the catch and upon which latter said spring presses. Below the lug 29 there is a bearing 31 in which a bell crank lever 32 is pivoted, one arm of which is connected to the stem 12 of the target 13 and the other arm to a finger 33 that extends upwardly against the underside of the trip catch 27 which it is to be understood passes rearwardly through an opening 34 in the figure 10. When the targent 13 is struck by a missile, the bell crank lever 32 is rocked, lifting the finger 33, which in turn raises the catch 27 and disengages the tooth fromthe lug 29. The spring hinges 25 immediately swing open the folded members 23 and 24 and expose on the body of the target member such matters as it is desired to be displayed, such as patriotic remarks, encouragement to help the Government or whatever may be desired. The target isagain set by folding the mem-' here 23 and 24: back to their first position so that the catch 27 passing through the opening 34 will again engage the lug.

A further modification shown in Fig. 6

'winging member in the form of an arm 35 pivoted at 36 to one shoulder of the figure and carrying a disk 19 on the outer end. A spiral or helical spring 37 around the pivot 36 is attached at its ends respectively to the arm and to the body of the figure so that when the arm is released, it will swing outwardly into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 6. The tripping device is the same as that shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and therefore needs little or no description, 13 representing the target, 14* the rocking lever and 16 the finger on the end of the lever which in this case engages over the outer I edge of the arm 35 and holds it in its depressed and hidden position.

The foregoing description and the drawings have reference to what may be considered the preferred, or approved form of my invention. It is to be understood that I may make such changes in construction, and arrangement and combination of parts, materials, dimensions, et cetera, as may prove expedient and fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a target, the combination with a fig ure having an opening therethrough, a display member movably connected with said figure, and yielding means tending normally to move said member into display position;

of a target proper having a stem passing to the rear through said opening in the figure, a lever pivoted between its ends in. a support behind the figure, connections between one arm of the lever and the stem of the target, and a catch for the display member engaged by the other arm of the lever, and adapted to be released by impact on said target.

2. In a target figure, the combination with a flat body outlined to represent a' human figure having display matter printed or painted on its front, a pair of swinging members carried by said figure and adapted to close over and cover the display surface, spring hinges tending to maintain them in open position, a catch pivoted on one of saidswinging members and adapted to extend through an opening in the figure, a tooth on the catch adapted to engage a lug on the figure and hold both members over the display surface, a target movable relatively of said figure, a bell crank operable by said target when the latter is struck, and a finger connecting said bell crank with the catch.

3. In a target figure, the combination with a body adapted to serve as a displaysurface, a pair of swinging members mounted on said body and adapted to cover said display surface. spring acting hinges tending to open said members. a spring catch for bold ing the hinged members in closed position, a target member movable relatively to said target figure when struck, and connectionsbetween said target member and saidspring catch for releasing the hinged members when the target member is actuated and uncovering the display surface. 7

4. In a target figure, the combination with a body having a flat surface to receive display matter, a pair of swinging members carried by said body and adapted to cover the display surface, spring hinges mounting said members and tending to maintain them in open position, a spring catch carried by said bodv for holding said hinged members over the display surface to cover the same, a

target member mounted upon and movable V tending to maintain them in open position,

a catch pivoted on one of said swinging members and adapted to extend through an opening in the body of the figure to engage 5 a stop and hold both members over the dis play surface, a target member mounted upon and movable relatively of said target figure,

a bell crank pivoted on the rear of said body and operable by said target member when 10 the latter is struck, and a rod connecting said bell crank with the catch for disengaging the latter and releasing th swinging members when the target member is actuated.

in presence of two witnesses. v

AUGUST HENIGMAN, Witnesses:

OLIVER G. BROKING, THELMA BRODY. v

In testimony whereof I mysignaturc 1 5 

